South Alberta Parks & Trails

Hoodoos (aka fairy chimneys and earth pyramids) are tall rock pillars created from soft sedimentary rock (sandstone) topped with a harder rock which is more resistant to time and the elements like wind and rain.

Drumheller

The site is remote away from the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. It is home to fishing derbys and, at times, can be a very busy wilderness campsite destination. However, it is important to know there is very little tree cover providing shelter from the sun.

Medicine Hat

Confederation Park is one of Calgary`s most popular green spaces for year round activities and events.

905 30 Avenue NW,

Calgary

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Established in 1982, the nature reserve is the site of the Helen Schuler Coulee Centre and interpretive walking trails. The centre is a good source for wildlife education and for interpretive programs.

Lethbridge

Allison Creek Falls Hiking Trail is found in the Crowsnest Pass along the border for Chinook Provincial Recreation Area and the Livingstone Public Land Use Zone. A 2.6km out and back trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains featuring a beautiful waterfall at the end.

Chinook Lake Access Rd

Coleman, Alberta

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Located in the Crowsnest Pass of southern Alberta, Canada. The Hillcrest Mines Memorial Park and Cemetery is where you will find a monument for Canada's mining disasters. As well as the public cemetery where the mass graves from the men involved in the Hillcrest Mine disaster were laid to rest.

200 4 Ave, Hillcrest Mines, AB T0K 1C0

Hillcrest, Alberta

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Murray Reservoir, also known as Murray Lake, is a fun fishing hole in southeastern Alberta just a short road trip away from Medicine Hat.

Township Road 102 & Range Rd 75

Medicine Hat

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Saamis Tepee is a very recognizable landmark located easily in the community of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Towering at just over 65 metres (215 feet) the giant steel tepee looms over the Seven Persons Creek river valley and its coulees.

Medicine Hat

An easy 2.3 km loop trail around the stunning Chinook Lake in the Crowsnest Pass of Alberta, Canada. Featuring mountain scenery, wildflowers, a pristine lake, wooden boardwalks, and some great bird watching opportunities.

Chinook Lake Access Road

Coleman, Alberta

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Little Bow Provincial Park is one of the most popular and visited recreation destinations near Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. There is a campground for overnight stays at the reservoir and there is a picnic area for day trips to the reservoir.

Vulcan

Inside the high fortified walls of the wooden fort are historical exhibits and displays of the Northwest Mounted Police and First Nation people dating back to when the NWMP first arrived in 1874. At that time Fort MacLeod was the main headquarters for the police for all of western Canada.

Fort MacLeod

New improvements have been made to Laycock Park making this an easy access, pet, and family-friendly park in North East Calgary.

5979 6th Street NE

Thorncliffe/Greenview

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The Coal Banks Trail is a network of pathways measuring over 30+ kilometres long popular for walking, biking, jogging, roller blading and sightseeing. The trail system is very baby stroller and wheelchair friendly in many sections.

Lethbridge

During the summer months the Bow is a destination for such activities as tubing, kayaking, rafting, canoeing, birdwatching and fishing. On almost any given day in the summer there are people floating down the Bow through Calgary.

Calgary

Riverside Park is a veterans memorial park easily located next to the Medicine Hat, Alberta City Hall. The park includes a cenotaph, monuments, some art work and a water fountain.

Medicine Hat